When the face mask is an enemy for our skin What happens to our skin when we wear the face masks for many hours in a row

When you wear a face mask for a whole day, like doctors, nurses and workers do on a daily basis, you run the risk of the appearance of pimples in the T-zone, on the nose and in the lips area. And there is nothing worse than feeling obliged to wear a medical device, and when removing it, you realize that your skin also suffers. The phenomenon of "maskne", a word born from the crasis of mask + acne, is widespread in this particular historical period, and worries many people, especially those who have been fighting with acne for some time and / or thought they had got rid of it. Unfortunately, the mask will accompany us daily (and we don't know how long), but with the right precautions the maskne will not.

The mask covers a large part of our face, so the heat and sweat we produce with our breath moisten and warm the face area, creating a perfect environment for bacteria and enlarging the pores. It is then the prolonged contact with the mask and the friction with the fabric that occludes the pores, as Wishtrend TV explains, making various pimples and imperfections appear, both on the skin most prone to acne and on dry skin. Bacteria and enlarged pores also cause dryness, redness and itching - all symptoms of contact dermatitis. Here are some practical tips on how to take care of your skin while avoiding the onset of unwanted imperfections and reducing the physical damage of the mask. The game-changer moments of the day are when we wear the face mask and the moment of the skincare routine.

Feeling good about yourself and being and feeling beautiful is important, but health is even more important, and wearing a mask is advisable and mandatory in certain cases. Mask acne is a temporary episode, in fact the appearance of imperfections is due to a stressful condition of the skin, so it is right to protect the skin as much as possible without ever forgetting the importance of the mask.